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A857 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 collisions on the A857 from 1979 to 2025, with 555 casualties. Of those crashes, 26 were fatal and 142 serious, and 30 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the A857, down 25% from 4 in 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
405
2,290th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
555
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
26
30 people killed
Serious collisions
142
192 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Down 33% on 2024

Crash severity on the A857

On the A857, 6.4% of collisions were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal266.4%
  • Serious14235%
  • Slight23759%

Where the A857 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,290th
Most casualties
2,259th
Most fatal collisions
771st
Most serious collisions
1,437th

A857 accidents by year

Collisions on the A857 peaked at 26 in 1982 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A857, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202446
202300
202222
202135
202022
201935
201877
201744
201611
201567
201479
201336
201225
201144
20101111
200924
200857
200733
200679
2005715
20041518
200377
2002910
2001913
2000810
1999915
19981319
19971221
19961216
19951315
1994710
19931014
19921213
19911213
19901117
19891219
19881111
19871623
198699
19851521
1984913
19831315
19822639
19811824
19801527
19791627

When crashes happen on the A857

Saturday has the most collisions on the A857 (89), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (90).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday89 (22%)
  • Sunday31 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am41 (10%)
  • 3am to 6am16 (4%)
  • 6am to 9am34 (8.4%)
  • 9am to noon28 (6.9%)
  • Noon to 3pm60 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm90 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm76 (19%)
  • 9pm to midnight60 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.9%)
  • February29 (7.2%)
  • March40 (9.9%)
  • April23 (5.7%)
  • May29 (7.2%)
  • June31 (7.7%)
  • July23 (5.7%)
  • August51 (13%)
  • September40 (9.9%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November34 (8.4%)
  • December35 (8.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight221 (55%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A857 crashes

On the A857, 54% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 48% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph218 (54%)
  • 40 mph37 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph143 (35%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Other31 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (48%)
  • Wet or damp182 (45%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.2%)
  • Snow9 (2.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A857 crashes

Car occupants make up 61% of the people killed or injured on the A857, followed by pedestrians (22%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (61%)
  • Pedestrian123 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (78%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Other10 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20137 (25%)
  • 21 to 2575 (14%)
  • 26 to 3598 (18%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.5%)
  • Over 7520 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (49%)
  • Passenger159 (29%)
  • Pedestrian123 (22%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A857

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A857

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A857 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A857 were recorded in 2 council areas. Na h-Eileanan Siar has the most, with 395, followed by Argyll and Bute (6).

Collisions on the A857 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNa h-Eileanan Siar39553626137
2ndArgyll and Bute61504

A857 crashes by town

Of the 405 collisions on the A857, 141 were in the built-up area of Stornoway.

Recent crashes on the A857

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A857, from 8 December 2017 to 30 September 2025.

Severity